Advanced FFF-Printed Polymeric Composites: Characterization, Modification, and Application

Dear Colleagues,

Fused filament fabrication (FFF) has recently gained popularity and achieved widespread use as the manufacturing process of desktop 3D printers. FFF allows solid parts with a 3D geometry to be formed by assembling successive layers of conventional or biodegradable thermoplastic material, such as polypropylene (PP), acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), and polylactic acid (PLA). Recently, natural or synthetic fibers are used as a filament reinforcement and incorporated into thermoplastics to manufacture composite filament. Additionally, printed materials with various lattice structures were widely designed to develop functional materials. The aim of this Special Issue is to investigate the application and development of 3D-printed functional materials using FFF. All authors are invited to contribute original research articles on filament improvement, structure design of printed material, and FFF printing technologies.

Dr. Teng-Chun Yang
Guest Editor

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